Guidance on the Management of Chronic Pain in Older People

The Positive Ageing Research Institute (PARI), together with colleagues from ARU and other institutions, has been involved in the development of UK National Guidelines for the management of chronic pain among older people.

These guidelines review the epidemiology and management of pain in older people via a systematic literature review of published research. The aim of these guidelines is to inform health professionals working with older people across all care settings on best practice for the management of pain in this population. These guidelines are currently under review.

Funding and collaborators

This work was a collaboration with the following colleagues from ARU and from other institutions:

Dr Aza Abdulla, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London

Dr Gary Bellamy

Dr Antonio Bonacaro, ARU

Rebecca Chandler, ARU

Dr Mike Cumberbatch, ARU

Dr Margaret Dunham, Sheffield Hallam University

Jean Gaffin, Lay Representative

Nicola Gillin, ARU

Eshtar Hamid, ARU

Dr Roger Knaggs, University of Nottingham

Professor Denis Martin, Teesside University

Professor Pat Schofield, Abertay University

Dr Dave Sookhoo, ARU

This work was funded by BUPA and supported by the British Geriatrics Society.